Audrey's POV:
We sat in the hospital room for hours. Michelle still wouldn't wake up, but she seemed to be in stable condition. Something about vitals and whatnot, all I heard was that she was okay. Noah fell asleep forty minutes ago, making the room feel even more empty and alone. Jack, please get here soon...
I awoke to the soft call of a nurse, "Miss, there are two men who claim to know you and want access to the room," she said.
I sat up, groggy. "What are their names?"
"Jack Heiron and Mason Williams."
Jack. He's here. I sit up straighter, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. "Yeah let 'em in. Thank you."
"Of course," the nurse says, the goes to get the boys.
I take a second to glance at the room I'm in. Just as white as the one I stayed in after the car crash. A small, blocky television is rigged opposite Michelle's bed; Full House is playing on mute. A photo of a laughing child hangs directly above me, and Noah is sleeping in a chair in the corner of the room.
The door slowly opens. Each second feels like an hour as the face behind the door becomes more and more visible. Jack. He looks tired, with bags under his eyes and a scraggly beard stretching down to just brush his neck. His eyes look weary, and yet more full of life than I'd ever seen. I jump up and run at him, tackling him in a hug and burying my face in the crook of his neck. My heart fills in the cheesiest way and I squeeze him as tight as I possibly can while giggling like a schoolgirl. He wraps his arms around me.
"Audrey. Oh Audrey its really you. I missed you so much."
"I missed you too Jack. I can't wait to go home."
He pulls back and stares at me, tears filling his eyes. I wrap my arms around his neck and kiss him. I can finally get my life back in order...
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I awoke once again in a hospital. I looked for Michelle, only to realize I was the one in the hospital bed. Jack was sleeping in the chair in the corner, and the picture of the smiling girl is still there, but Mason and Michelle are nowhere to be far. Jack's beard is gone, but the bags under his eyes remain. I slowly sit up, fairly sore but no broken bones I assume. I call out to Jack.
"Jack, wake up."
It takes several attempts to wake him, and when he does, he jumps up and immediately runs to my bedside.
"Audrey you're okay! I was so worried about you. When we found you by that lake, I-"
"Wait, what do you mean? The lake by our house? You didn't find me there, you found me in the hospital with Michelle and Noah."
"Audrey, Noah's dead. I've never met any Michelles' either. You were just dreaming."
Noah's dead? No, that can't be. Of course he's still alive I saw him, with my own eyes he has to be alive please let him be alive. This is just a sick joke I know it. I stare into Jack's eyes, searching for a sign. I don't even know what that sign would be, anything that would prove my brother alive. Nothing. He looks at me with sadness and pity. He doesn't believe me. It was all a dream.
"I'm so sorry, Audrey. I never meant to hurt you."
"No, no it's fine. It was just a dream. My brother's still dead. Noah's still dead."
I collapse into his arms. Sobs roll through me as I mourn for Noah. After every last tear has dripped onto his shirt, Jack pulls away.
"Hey, look at me. I know it hurts, but Noah's in a better place. I know that's cheesy, but it's true. Your brother was an amazing man and he would want you to be happy that you guys had such an amazing relationship. I know it's gonna be hard, but I'll be there for every minute of it. I love you and I'll always support you."
My God how did I get so lucky. My life is really cliche seriously. The only original thing to happen to me was in that dream. If only my life were that cool.
"I love you more Jack. Thank you for always being there for me. Now, when can we go home?"
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A/N:
Hey guys! Thanks so much for sticking it out this far! I know it was forever before another update, but frankly I just wasn't feeling it. The plot was horrible and nonsense in the beginning, and so I wanted to move on to other things. Recently though I just decided to pick it up again and I'm so happy I did. If you're reading this, thank you again for putting up with my shit. This is my first full-length novel even if it's kind of short so I'm so happy to have finished! Also, I wrote a poem about Jack and Audrey a while ago that explains their life after all this. Here it is:
It was the color of my dress when I first met you, It was the color of your eyes when you looked in mine. It was the color of the sky on our first date And at prom it was the color of your tie.
It was the color of our dorm room and uni It was the color of your couch when I moved in It was the color of the bridesmaids at our wedding And the ring upon my left hand
It was the color of my joys while you were All the memories that I found dear But now as you sink into your grave All that is brings me are tears
It was the color of your eyes when I first met you And the color of our baby girls too It's my favorite color now and forever I will always remember blue.
Soooo basically Jack joins the army to provide for his new-coming baby after Audrey tells him she's pregnant. Jack unfortunately dies in battle, and Audrey sings this as he's being lowered into the ground. I know the eye color doesn't match up just roll with me. Also the spacing is wonky I can't fix it sorry!
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It All Started With A Lamp
RomanceA car crash, a hospital, a few harsh words, and a lamp. That is all you need to take everything away from Audrey Eller. And it's not safe for beautiful women like Audrey in the real world. With her long black hair reaching to the middle of her back...
